Back in mid-January we reported on the development of a ‘consortium’ to foster cooperation between companies developing technologies that support older people–generally smaller companies ‘hanging together’ to reach this market.  The group is now a reality–now called the Aging Technology Alliance… Read more'Hanging together'–Aging Technology Alliance announced

The little dark cloud about mobile healthcare…you know, the one lurking in the back of your mind…is real.  Along with the mobility of smartphones and their huge use in the healthcare enviroment (95%), nearly 90% of healthcare IT executives ARE believing that… Read more90% of HIT execs highly concerned with smartphone security

A joint Microsoft-City of New York-Selfhelp Community Services program is bringing the ‘senior center’ home to older persons who are largely restricted to their homes.  Working with Selfhelp’s Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center in Flushing, Queens, participants received new home desktop… Read moreMicrosoft's 'assistive technology' for NYC seniors